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Anne climbed Tunnel Mountain over 8000 times over a 40-year period, averaging 200 ascents a year. [10] Ness was even known to climb the mountain twice a day; once during lulls in her job, and a second in the evening. [6] Famed wildlife artist Carl Rungius had his ashes scattered on the mountain, as he loved the view of Banff and the Bow Valley. [6]
Kicking Horse Pass (el. 1,627 m; 5,338 ft) is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border, and lying within Yoho and Banff national parks. Divide Creek forks onto both sides of the continental divide.
The Tunnel Mountain Formation is a geologic formation that is present on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the Canadian Rockies of western Alberta. Named after Tunnel Mountain near Banff , it was deposited during the Early Pennsylvanian sub-period of the Carboniferous period.
Near Banff, Alberta, Highway 93 south to Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. Pacific Ocean or Hudson Bay drainage. 51°04′51″N 115°49′47″W / 51.08083°N 115.82972°W / 51.08083; -115
Valley of the Ten Peaks (French: Vallée des Dix Pics) is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake. The valley can be reached by following the Moraine Lake road near Lake Louise .
This lower tunnel, "number two", is 891 m (2,920 ft) in length and the descent is again about 15 metres. From the exit of this tunnel the line continues down the valley in the original direction, towards Field. The constructions and extra track effectively double the length of the climb and reduce the ruling gradient to 2.2%.
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Fairmont Bridge across the Columbia River: Fairmont Hot Springs: 190.85: 118.59: Riverview Road, Fairmont Resort Road: Invermere: 213.93: 132.93: Athalmer Road: Access to Panorama Mountain: Radium Hot Springs: 227.09: 141.11: Highway 95 north – Golden: North end of Hwy 95 concurrency; south end of Banff–Windermere Highway: Kootenay National ...